History
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1948While at UW-Madison, Don Evans opens Evans Plastics and buys first plastic injection molding machine |
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1951Don Evans partners with his brother-in-law to form Evans-Zeier Plastics; opening the doors with four plastic injection molding machines and a tool shop to build moldsEvans-Zeier Plastics produces first plastic refrigerator components (knobs and corners) and thermoformed door liners |
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1956Ray-O-Vac contracts with Evans-Zeier plastics to build a 300-cavity mold for an AA battery seal designed to provide a watertight seal and prevent electrical leakage from batteries. |
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1964After selling his share of the business to his brother in law, Don and his wife, Joan, open EVCO Plastics, and build 1,200 square-foot facility in DeForest, Wisconsin |
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1976EVCO Plastics opens a mold building and plastic injection molding facility in Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
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1981Dale Evans, one of Don and Joan’s three sons employed by EVCO Plastics, becomes COO and over takes the day-to-day operations |
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1984To better serve one of its largest customers, EVCO Plastics builds a 34,000 square-foot plastic injection molding manufacturing and mold building facility in Calhoun, Georgia |
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1985EVCO Plastics opens a new facility in DeForest, Wisconsin to handle their new Office Products Division |
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1989EVCO Plastics AMP (Automated Molding Plant) is built in DeForest, WisconsinEVCO Plastics enters into a joint venture agreement in Shenzhen, China, operating under the name NE Mould, with low cost design and mold building capabilities |
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1991Dale Evans is named president of EVCO PlasticsGas-assist injection molding and in-mold decorating are added to EVCO Plastics manufacturing technologies |
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1996EVCO Plastics sells the Office Products Division and builds EVCO MED (Medical & Electronic Devices), a 34,000 square-foot Class 100,000 clean room molding facility in DeForest, Wisconsin |
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1998EVCO Plastics purchases Nevada Tool and Die, a Reno-based manufacturing and mold building plant that specializes in molding appliance parts and cosmetic packaging |
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2000EVCO Plastics opens facility in Shenzhen China for mold sampling, capability studies and production runs |
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2001EVCO Plastics de Mexico is opened in Monterrey, Mexico specializing in contract manufacturing |
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2003With continued growth, EVCO Plastics builds a new facility to double its size in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and adds a new 3,300 ton plastic injection molding machine for large part moldingEVCO Plastics enters new markets with its QLT (Quick Lead Time) technologies, in some instances capable of 48-hour turnaround from design to tooling to production Plastics News ranks EVCO Plastics in their list of Top 100 Plastic Injection Molders |
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2004EVCO Plastics expanded their facility in Shenzhen China to 73,000 square feet |
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2005Opened second facility in Mexico, located in Monterrey, Mexico, with 14 plastic injection molding machines up to 220 ton, 45,000 square feet, vacuum metalizing and painting |
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2007Opened third facility in Mexico, located in Juarez, Mexico – new 67,000 square-foot facility with 16 injection molding machines - up to 3,000 ton and room for expansion |
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2009Doubled the size of EVCO Plastics facility in Calhoun Georgia to 70,000 square feet and added a new coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) to meet the needs of increased production |
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2011Purchased a new Kitamura machining center for EVCO Plastics facility in DeForest Wisconsin to expand capabilities for building large plastic injection molds in-house |
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2012Added 30,000 square feet of additional manufacturing and warehouse space to EVCO Plastics facility in Oshkosh, Wisconsin |